Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. The thunderstorms produced measured winds gusting to near 60 mph which downed trees and power lines. Trees reportedly fell on houses in Avon, Gowanda and Naples. Fallen trees also damaged automobiles in Arcade, Lily Dale, Salamanca and Honeoye Falls. At Alfred State College in Allegany county, an estimated $100,000 damage occurred as the storms destroyed a dugout and storage shed, damaged athletic fields and other college properties. On Chautauqua Lake, a marina suffered substantial damage to its seawall and dockside refueling area. Also on the lake, several boats broke loose from their moorings. Utility companies reported that at the peak of the storm nearly 30,000 customers were without power.  A 14-year old girl was critically injured at the Chautauqua Institution when a 4-foot diameter trees was felled by the thunderstorm winds and crushed her. A 50-year old man was injured by lightning in Webster. Lightning struck a tree and traveled through the electrical wiring in his home. Lightning also damaged the chimney of the Stanley Fire Department in Ontario county. Structure fires, reportedly started by lightning, occurred in Medina, Clarendon, Ridgeway and Shelby.

Thunderstorm Wind in LIVINGSTON, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:30:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: MT MORRIS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in CAYUGA, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:30:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: VICTORY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CATTARAUGUS, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:00:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: SALAMANCA
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in ORLEANS, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:27:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:27:00 (EST)
Location: KENDALL
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in WYOMING, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 13:30:00 to 26-JUL-05 13:30:00 (EST)
Location: ARCADE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WAYNE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:52:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:52:00 (EST)
Location: NEWARK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in LEWIS, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 18:49:00 to 26-JUL-05 18:49:00 (EST)
Location: WEST LEYDEN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in LIVINGSTON, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:52:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:52:00 (EST)
Location: NUNDA
Magnitude: 51 MG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Thunderstorm Wind in GENESEE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:57:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:57:00 (EST)
Location: OAKFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Lightning in MONROE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:45:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:45:00 (EST)
Location: WEBSTER
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:03:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:03:00 (EST)
Location: WESTFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WYOMING, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:52:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:52:00 (EST)
Location: PERRY
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in OSWEGO, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 18:49:00 to 26-JUL-05 18:49:00 (EST)
Location: WEST MONROE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:31:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:31:00 (EST)
Location: HONEOYE FALLS
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:20:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:20:00 (EST)
Location: MAYVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 60K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WAYNE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 18:15:00 to 26-JUL-05 18:15:00 (EST)
Location: NEWARK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAUTAUQUA, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:35:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:35:00 (EST)
Location: FALCONER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEGANY, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:36:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:36:00 (EST)
Location: WELLSVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in ONTARIO, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:50:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:50:00 (EST)
Location: VICTOR
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 35K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ERIE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:31:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:31:00 (EST)
Location: ORCHARD PARK
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in GENESEE, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 17:14:00 to 26-JUL-05 17:14:00 (EST)
Location: BYRON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in NIAGARA, NEW YORK
From 26-JUL-05 16:15:00 to 26-JUL-05 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: LOCKPORT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT